Ross Valley Fire Department firefighter salary, 2025
Ross Valley Fire Department is a joint powers authority in Marin County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 7 people worked as firefighters for Ross Valley Fire Department in 2025. Fewer than 5 of them worked the full year, so there is no average that wouldn't describe individual people. The official range for its firefighter titles runs from $112,228 to $123,736.
What does Ross Valley Fire Department pay its firefighters?
Official pay range2
$112,228 to $123,736
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Average total pay, full-year firefighters2
Fewer than 5
7 firefighters in all, 4 of them full-year: too few for an average.
- Median total pay
- Fewer than 5
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- Fewer than 5
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $112,228
- bottom of the Firefighter/Paramedic range
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each firefighter title at Ross Valley Fire Department pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.2
- Firefighter/ParamedicFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer, captain and battalion chief pay at Ross Valley Fire Department
Ranks above firefighter, kept out of the firefighter figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.2
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers | 12 | $115,144 to $132,944 | $200,198 |
| Captains | 11 | $133,521 to $154,180 | $263,528 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
What do firefighters earn around Ross Valley Fire Department?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across Marin County and across California. Ross Valley Fire Department's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its firefighters worked the full year.2
- All employers in Marin County$198,701
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters across Marin County earned an average of $198,701 in 2025, $12,578 more than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Marin County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Marin County, and how much more or less it pays.2
Pension and health cover at Ross Valley Fire Department
As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.2
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Ross Valley Fire Department's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- Fewer than 5
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Fewer than 5
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Ross Valley Fire Department
Why is there no average firefighter salary for Ross Valley Fire Department?
7 people worked as firefighters for Ross Valley Fire Department in 2025, but fewer than 5 of them worked the full year. Every figure on Public Paycheck covers at least 5 people, so none describes one person.
What is the pay range for a firefighter at Ross Valley Fire Department?
The official range across Ross Valley Fire Department's firefighter titles runs from $112,228 to $123,736 in 2025. For comparison, full-year firefighters across Marin County earned an average of $198,701.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Ross Valley Fire Department?
$112,228 a year: the bottom of the official range for Ross Valley Fire Department's Firefighter/Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime.
How much does a fire captain make at Ross Valley Fire Department?
Full-year captains at Ross Valley Fire Department averaged $263,528 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $133,521 to $154,180.
What pension do firefighters at Ross Valley Fire Department get?
The most common pension formula among Ross Valley Fire Department's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency.
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Sources for the Ross Valley Fire Department figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Ross Valley Fire Department at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Ross Valley Fire Department.